Ryanair flight returns to Manchester due to a possible open door

Ryanair flight to Copenhagen returned to Manchester shortly after departure.

Ryanair flight #RK6967 departed Manchester yesterday Monday, March 18 2024 for a planned 1 hour and 30 minutes flight to Copenhagen.

The Boeing 737-800 (registration G-RUKB) climbed to 15,000 ft then held at 7,000 ft for almost 30 minutes due to a fault indication.

According to Flight Emergency, the pilots had to interrupt the climb due to a door open indicator.

Earlier today Ryanair flight RK6967 halted the claim out of Manchester en route to Copenhagen then held for a while due to an door open indicator

Aircraft returned to Manchester without incident @RadarBoxCom pic.twitter.com/PzMgD7WqPo

— Flight Emergency (@FlightEmergency) March 18, 2024

The flight returned to Manchester Airport 58 minutes after takeoff.

The plane was parked in a remote area to be inspected by the maintenance team.